Unfortunately, this is the last episode of the "Mirai takes care of Kakashi and Guy" arc, but what a pair of episodes to end it on! The team uncovers a secret plot to...kidnap a bunch of sad ladies and sacrifice them to Lord Josh?
They're fighting like cats and dogs! Mirai goes on an adventure with Kakashi and Guy as they take her on their 20-day long vacation/date. They try to relax, but she can't just let her guard down, can she? Especially when Kiba and Tamaki show up leading armies of cat and dog lovers in a war to prove who has the best pets.
Finally, a nice little reprieve from the badness of the last arc. It's Family Day in the Leaf Village, so we follow the kids and their parents around for fun antics! A Jingle All the Way-esque toy hunt, an eating contest, and the return of a certain one-armed absentee father.
We're finally back with the new and improved Narushow! Or, just the continuation of an arc none of us really like. It's fine. Naruto tries to find a rock, helps another guy find a rock, and they move on. It's a pair of episodes, that's for sure!
So, sometimes Em doesn't watch the episodes until right before we record. And, sometimes, she runs out of time to watch them at all. This is one of those times. Good thing nothing important happens, like, oh, a former kage turning evil or anything.
An anime noob, an anime moderate, and an anime adept watch Naruto every week and try to decide if they even like it. (Spoiler: they do. Except for some characters.)